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Table of Content Chapter 19 19.1.3.6 Negation stays unchanged

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Chapter 19: Interrogative clauses

  19.1.3.6 Negation stays unchanged
The negation is not concerned by the inversion. The structure stays at it was described in the french survival guide. The negation construction ne ... pas / plus / jamais clings around the first conjugated verb.

  Examples    
Il n' a rien dit. => N' a-t-il rien dit?
  He did not say anything. => Did he not say anything?  
  Il ne peut pas parler. => Ne peut-il pas parler?
  He cannot speak. => Can't he speak? (Can he not speak.)  
  Il n' a pas pu parler. => N' a-t-il pas pu parler ?
  He was not able to speak. => Was he not able to speak?  
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